The Russian hockey community reacted with pride after four of that country’s legendary players were named to the NHL’s list of Top 100 all-time greats. Along with Capitals’ captain Alex Ovechkin, the list included Pavel Bure, Pavel Datsyuk, and former-Capital Sergei Fedorov.

However, some commentators and former players were upset that more Russian greats didn’t make the cut.

Soviet goaltending legend and President of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia Vladislav Tretiak saw the inclusion of Bure, Datsyuk, Fedorov, and Ovechkin as a “a recognition of [Russian] hockey.”

Tretiak called Datsyuk a “master craftsman on the ice” and compared Bure to the god of thunder for his speed and power. He also noted that the group, including Ovechkin, represented the “flower of Russian hockey,” “if not the best, then among the best” from the country’s storied hockey tradition.